GL Dramas and Movies That Are Actually Gay

I keep seeing GL lists with movies or shows that aren't even gay so here's my list. I've watched and recommend all of these except for the ones I specifically say aren't worth watching. I've commented on the ones I think are still worth watching even if they don't have a ton of GL.

Feel free to suggest any GLs. I'll be sure to watch them and put them on the list if I think they fit. If you're having trouble finding any of these, message me and I'd be happy to help. (I haven't rated any of these because I don't like to do that) (Some of these are blank because I don't really have a comment to add) 

glowinggayalien May 9, 2021
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  • Our Love Story

    1. Our Love Story

    Korean Movie - 2016

    TW: SA

    The director, Lee Hyun Joo, was convicted of sexual assault. 

    Watch it if you want, but for me this really taints the movie for me. If you really want to watch it still, maybe watch it ill*gally so she doesn't get any possible royalties.

  • 2. Albino

    Japanese Movie - 2016

    NOT worth it. Literally the reason I made this list. After watching this, I felt like I had to warn people. Yeah it's gay, but at what cost?! If the only reason you want to watch this is because it has GL,  don't. It's basically torture porn. TW:SA

  • Pragma

    3. Pragma

    Korean Movie - 2014

  • Ordinary Family

    4. Ordinary Family

    Korean Movie - 2014

    TW: SA

    The director, Lee Hyun Joo, was convicted of sexual assault. 

    Watch it if you want, but for me this really taints the movie for me. If you really want to watch it still, maybe watch it ill*gally so she doesn't get any possible royalties.

  • Family Plan

    5. Family Plan

    Korean Movie - 2016

  • The Fifth Season

    6. The Fifth Season

    Korean Movie - 2018

    This is the good kind of sad. It's like an exploration of pain and not just pain for pain's sake.

  • 7. Butterfly

    Hong Kong Movie - 2004

  • Drama Special Season 2: Daughters of Bilitis Club

    8. Drama Special Season 2: Daughters of Bilitis Club

    Korean Special - 2011, 1 episode

  • Drama Special Season 4: Jin Jin

    9. Drama Special Season 4: Jin Jin

    Korean Special - 2013, 1 episode

  • Drifting Flowers

    10. Drifting Flowers

    Taiwanese Movie - 2008

  • Topless

    11. Topless

    Japanese Movie - 2008

    You're not missing out on much if you don't watch it.

  • The Torture Club

    12. The Torture Club

    Japanese Movie - 2014

    This movie is a TRIP. It's basically porn. But I still somehow found their relationship pretty sweet.

  • Puberty Play

    13. Puberty Play

    Japanese Movie - 2014

  • Blue

    14. Blue

    Japanese Movie - 2003

  • Two Weddings and a Funeral

    15. Two Weddings and a Funeral

    Korean Movie - 2012

    Not worth it. They're barely in it.

  • White Lily

    16. White Lily

    Japanese Movie - 2017

  • Summer of Director Oh

    17. Summer of Director Oh

    Korean Movie - 2016

    If you know where to watch the whole movie w/ English (or even Spanish) subs PLEASE send it to me. I've only seen it w/o subs.

  • Blue Gate Crossing

    18. Blue Gate Crossing

    Taiwanese Movie - 2002

    Not worth it. It's mainly about her and the boy.

  • The Handmaiden

    19. The Handmaiden

    Korean Movie - 2016

    WORTH IT. IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THIS MOVIE STOP LOOKING AT THIS LIST AND GO WATCH IT OMG. IF YOU HAVE SEEN IT GO WATCH IT AGAIN. WHY ARE YOU STILL READING THIS?!?!?!

  • Yes or No 2

    20. Yes or No 2

    Thai Movie - 2012

    Required viewing for anyone who watches GLs.

  • Yes or No

    21. Yes or No

    Thai Movie - 2010

    Literally a classic. You have to watch this movie if you fancy yourself a GL watcher/lover.

  • Kakera: A Piece of Our Life

    22. Kakera: A Piece of Our Life

    Japanese Movie - 2010

  • Hellcats

    23. Hellcats

    Korean Movie - 2008

    Kim Minhee is in this so do with that what you will. Not worth it for the GL though.

  • School Girl Complex

    24. School Girl Complex

    Japanese Movie - 2013

    There's a lot of pinning. So if your into that, then go right ahead.

  • SF8: Joan's Galaxy

    25. SF8: Joan's Galaxy

    Korean Special - 2020, 1 episode

    Worth it for the yearning. I can't explain why this one is the good kind of yearning, but it is.

  • Aka X Pinku

    26. Aka X Pinku

    Japanese Movie - 2014

    Note that the main character is pretty explicitly a trans guy so really the main couple isn't GL. But there's also another couple that's more in the background. Still worth watching.

  • Moonlit Winter

    27. Moonlit Winter

    Korean Movie - 2019

  • We Are Gamily

    28. We Are Gamily

    Taiwanese Movie - 2017

    The twins really said "The bloodline ends with us."

  • Fantasy of the Girls

    29. Fantasy of the Girls

    Korean Movie - 2018

  • Moon Young

    30. Moon Young

    Korean Movie - 2015

    Kim Taeri is in this so do with that what you will.

  • Love My Life

    31. Love My Life

    Japanese Movie - 2006

  • Starting Over

    32. Starting Over

    Japanese Movie - 2014

  • Kuzu no Honkai

    33. Kuzu no Honkai

    Japanese Drama - 2017, 12 episodes

    [Hanabi x Ecchan/Sanae] 

    Not worth it. Just watch their scenes on youtube or something.

  • Transit Girls

    34. Transit Girls

    Japanese Drama - 2015, 8 episodes

  • Pearl Next Door

    35. Pearl Next Door

    Filipino Drama - 2020, 8 episodes

    It's definitely worth watching and:

    Iana Bernardez, who plays Karleen, is in another GL called Stand-In Love.

  • Alice: Crack of Season

    36. Alice: Crack of Season

    Korean Movie - 2016

  • ≥75℃

    37. ≥75℃

    Korean Special - 2019, 5 episodes

  • Am I the Only One with Butterflies?

    38. Am I the Only One with Butterflies?

    Korean Special - 2018, 3 episodes

  • Am I the Only One with Butterflies? Season 2

    39. Am I the Only One with Butterflies? Season 2

    Korean Special - 2019, 4 episodes

  • My Dear Friend

    40. My Dear Friend

    Korean Drama - 2019, 4 episodes

  • Afraid Of

    41. Afraid Of

    Korean Drama - 2019, 3 episodes

  • Lily Fever

    42. Lily Fever

    Korean Drama - 2015, 9 episodes

  • Out of Breath

    43. Out of Breath

    Korean Drama - 2019, 3 episodes

    Very cute.

    Made by the same people that made She Makes My Heart Flutter.

  • 1 in 10,000 (Act I)

    44. 1 in 10,000 (Act I)

    Korean Movie - 2018

  • 1 in 10,000 (Act II)

    45. 1 in 10,000 (Act II)

    Korean Movie - 2018

  • 1 in 10,000 (Act III)

    46. 1 in 10,000 (Act III)

    Korean Movie - 2018

  • Five Steps to Accept Farewell

    47. Five Steps to Accept Farewell

    Korean Movie - 2016

  • MOMO

    48. MOMO

    Korean Movie - 2016

    Stan Twice

  • Ruby and Ice Ice

    49. Ruby and Ice Ice

    Taiwanese Movie - 2018

  • Romantic Witch's Starlight Sonata

    50. Romantic Witch's Starlight Sonata

    Korean Drama - 2019, 2 episodes

  • i STORIES

    51. i STORIES

    Thai Special - 2018, 4 episodes

    L is the only on with GL, and you don't need to watch the other ones in order to get it.

  • Boss in Love

    52. Boss in Love

    Korean Movie - 2018

    The actresses in this are in so many other GLs. It feels like finding Waldo anytime I see them in something.

  • Don't Say Sorry

    53. Don't Say Sorry

    Korean Movie - 2018

  • Legend of Yun Qian

    54. Legend of Yun Qian

    Chinese Drama - 2020, 15 episodes

  • Girls Who Talk to Flowers

    55. Girls Who Talk to Flowers

    Chinese Movie - 2016

  • Fragment

    56. Fragment

    Thai Movie - 2018

  • Bear in Mind

    57. Bear in Mind

    Thai Movie - 2019

  • Do You Want to Play the Truth or Dare with Me? Reboot

    58. Do You Want to Play the Truth or Dare with Me? Reboot

    Korean Drama - 2019, 2 episodes

  • Seonam Girls High School Investigators

    59. Seonam Girls High School Investigators

    Korean Drama - 2014, 14 episodes

    [Sooyeon x Eunbin] 

    Only episodes 11 and 12 are GL. 

  • Really Lily?

    60. Really Lily?

    Korean Movie - 2019

  • The Greatest Love

    61. The Greatest Love

    Thai Movie - 2016

  • One-minded

    62. One-minded

    Korean Movie - 2014

    Not really worth it tbh, but it's short so if you really want to, it won't take up too much time.

  • The Truth Beneath

    63. The Truth Beneath

    Korean Movie - 2016

    Not worth it. One singular peck and the movie isn't even about them. Also it's just sad, not in a good way.

  • Perfect One-night Stand

    64. Perfect One-night Stand

    Korean Movie - 2020

  • Miss Yeon

    65. Miss Yeon

    Korean Movie - 2017

  • I Can't

    66. I Can't

    Korean Movie - 2017

  • Mr. Egotistic

    67. Mr. Egotistic

    Korean Movie - 2018

    Not worth it for the GL. It's about the guy and it doesn't really show the GL relationship all that much. There are clips on youtube with all the GL scenes and they have amazing titles. My favorite is "He's trying to have an affair with his assistant, but she'd rather bone his wife."

  • Shall We Dance

    68. Shall We Dance

    Taiwanese Movie - 2019

  • Way to Content

    69. Way to Content

    Chinese Movie - 2017

  • First Love

    70. First Love

    Korean Movie - 2016

  • You Are the Sea

    71. You Are the Sea

    Japanese Movie - 2017

    It's not worth it for the GL, but even then I really liked it. The GL isn't super present, but I think it's still worth watching either way. And it's only an hour long.

  • On Air

    72. On Air

    Korean Movie - 2018

  • 1448 Love Among Us

    73. 1448 Love Among Us

    Thai Movie - 2014

  • From Bottom of the Vortex

    74. From Bottom of the Vortex

    Japanese Movie - 2017

  • Wrath of Desire

    75. Wrath of Desire

    Taiwanese Movie - 2020

  • Ride or Die

    76. Ride or Die

    Japanese Movie - 2021

  • Drama Festa: Hello Dracula

    77. Drama Festa: Hello Dracula

    Korean Special - 2020, 2 episodes

    Worth watching. Though, it follows 3 separate storylines, so not all of it is GL. SNSD Seohyun is in this and plays the lesbian. 

  • 78. The Underwear

    Thai Drama - 2017, 10 episodes

    [Jay x Jeans] 

    Not gonna lie, like 3 episodes in I just skipped over the other parts and just watched the GL parts.

  • The Dreamer: Condo/Barista/Architect

    79. The Dreamer: Condo/Barista/Architect

    Thai Drama - 2016, 4 episodes

  • Mine

    80. Mine

    Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes

    Watch this show, it's good. The GL is referenced a lot and is a defining character trait/motivation for one of the leads. I will say, it isn't super prominent, because the show is also about a bunch of other things/people. So, if you're looking for just GL, then I wouldn't recommend it. 

  • Unrequited Love

    81. Unrequited Love

    Chinese Movie - 2016

    I guess. It's only 8 minutes.

  • Talking About

    82. Talking About

    Taiwanese Movie - 2014

    The dad is in like 2 other gay things playing the dad of more gays. I don't know why, but I think that's so funny.

  • Papa & Daddy

    83. Papa & Daddy

    Taiwanese Drama - 2021, 6 episodes

    Not worth it for the GL. But it's a sweet series and I would recommend watching it. There are 2 lesbian couples in this, each with varying amounts of screen time. 

  • Handsome Stewardess

    84. Handsome Stewardess

    Taiwanese Drama - 2019, 6 episodes

  • Until Rainbow Dawn

    85. Until Rainbow Dawn

    Japanese Movie - 2018

  • Spider Lilies

    86. Spider Lilies

    Taiwanese Movie - 2007

  • The Girls on Rela

    87. The Girls on Rela

    Chinese Special - 2017, 15 episodes

  • The Girls on Rela Season 2

    88. The Girls on Rela Season 2

    Chinese Drama - 2018, 8 episodes

  • Bao Bao

    89. Bao Bao

    Taiwanese Movie - 2018

  • She: Their Love Story

    90. She: Their Love Story

    Thai Movie - 2012

  • West North West

    91. West North West

    Japanese Movie - 2015

  • Girls Love 1

    92. Girls Love 1

    Chinese Movie - 2016

  • Girls Love 2

    93. Girls Love 2

    Chinese Movie - 2016

  • Candy Rain

    94. Candy Rain

    Taiwanese Movie - 2008

  • Take Me Home

    95. Take Me Home

    Korean Movie - 2020

  • How to Ruin Housewarming Party

    96. How to Ruin Housewarming Party

    Korean Movie - 2020

  • Joshi-teki Seikatsu

    97. Joshi-teki Seikatsu

    Japanese Drama - 2018, 4 episodes

    Not worth it just for the GL. The series doesn't focus much on the relationship. It's most prominent in the first episode, but from then on it's basically less than 5 minutes per episode. Also, the main character is a trans woman, but she's played by a cis man *eye roll*.

  • Are We Really Done?

    98. Are We Really Done?

    Korean Movie - 2017

  • Can I Kiss My Best Friend?

    100. Can I Kiss My Best Friend?

    Korean Movie - 2021

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